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When people talk about using social media tools, do you feel like you missed the first day of school and can't catch up?
Introducing a six-week webinar series specifically designed for professionals at Jewish organizations who want to learn the ropes of using social media tools at work. Over the course of the class, you'll learn to … [Read more...] about Introducing: Social Media Basics for Jewish Communal Professionals

by Tali Minsberg
Starting in January 2010, the PresenTense social entrepreneurial fellows experience will not be limited to Jerusalem and people who can give six weeks of their summer. Working with the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, PresenTense is launching its first states-side fellowship program, hoping to channel the Jerusalem-based Institute's energy and achievements into New England environs.
Taking the fellowship … [Read more...] about PresenTense is Coming to Beantown

American Jewish leaders have been changing - but we don’t exactly know how. We think that leaders in their 20s and 30s are different from those in their 50s and 60s. And we imagine that the Boomers today differ from the Boomers two or three decades ago.
Leaders may vary in their hopes and fears; in the issues that capture their interest, and that drive them to act; and in the ways in which they see Jews, Judaism, and the world. They may differ … [Read more...] about 2009 Survey of Leadership and American Jewish Life

from BostonHerald.com
Top benefactors sue Brandeis over museum closure
Three top Rose Art Museum benefactors are suing to stop Brandeis University from closing the Waltham cultural site and selling off more than $200 million of art.
“We’re trying to say: ‘Look, Brandeis, (the museum’s artwork) is not yours to sell. It belongs to future generations of students and the public,’ ” said Jonathan Lee, one of three donors who today sued … [Read more...] about Donors File Suit Against Brandeis

by Rebecca Caspi
1. Find your focus - turn that big idea into a very specific concept or set of concepts. Think “bite-size” when explaining your passions to others (at least in that first encounter).
Beware of jargon!
2. Figure out who your real prospects are. Time is your most valued resource; spend it in the places you are most likely to succeed.
Forego irrelevant or unlikely donor sources.
3. Know what you need. What exactly is it … [Read more...] about Ten Practical Principles for Raising Funds for Social Ventures

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